{"id":3870,"date":"2026-01-22T23:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/seoblog\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:13:20","slug":"why-seo-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/seoblog\/2026\/01\/22\/why-seo-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why SEO matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this day and age anyone and everyone searches. When you search there are tens of millions of results. Most people click on the first few results. This article that I read details how less than 2 percent of people click on any link past the first 10. This really shows how important SEO is for a website. Most websites have the goal of getting clicks whether they are selling something or get ad revenue. And if you have not considered the site&#8217;s SEO then you won&#8217;t be one of those first 10 results. 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